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BAE To Demo Both Archer, M109-52 Howitzers As Options For Army’s Future Artillery Plans

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

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BAE To Demo Both Archer, M109-52 Howitzers As Options For Army’s Future Artillery Plans

M109-52. Photo: BAE Systems.

BAE Systems will demonstrate both its Archer 155mm wheeled howitzer system and its new M109-52 tracked self-propelled howitzer for the Army next month, as it aims to present two options to inform the service’s artillery modernization plans. The Archer demo is part of the Army’s planned “road show” to assess several vendors’ artillery solutions, Jim Miller, BAE Systems’ vice president of business development for combat mission systems, told Defense Daily in an interview on Monday. He added the company will…

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